What was the first martial arts novel in ancient China? What is the most influential martial arts novel in ancient China?

★ The earliest martial arts novels in ancient China are Biography of the Assassin and Biography of the Ranger in Historical Records.

★ The most influential martial arts novel is the famous Water Margin.

★ The imperial power in ancient China was supreme, and there was no constraint. Martial arts use their conscience to complain for the society. When they saw that the rulers had done something wrong, they came out to help the weak. The emergence of martial arts was a constraint on the ruling class. The social function of "Xia" is to express injustice for the society, and to criticize the society and promote the society from a critical perspective.